Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Paul Krugman: Americans ‘Stranded in Suburbia’ (NYT) High-Speed Rail Needed to Ease Congestion, Says House Republican (AP) Weiner Stands Against Earmarks, Except When They’re His (NYT) NYPD Detective Suspended for Using Fake Placard; Union Protests (News) Pregnant Driver Enters Labor, Jumps Curb at Rockefeller Center (News, Post) Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Homeless Man in Midtown (Post) … Continued

By Ben Fried

8:56 AM EDT on May 19, 2008

Paul Krugman: Americans ‘Stranded in Suburbia’ (NYT)
High-Speed Rail Needed to Ease Congestion, Says House Republican (AP)
Weiner Stands Against Earmarks, Except When They’re His (NYT)
NYPD Detective Suspended for Using Fake Placard; Union Protests (News)
Pregnant Driver Enters Labor, Jumps Curb at Rockefeller Center (News, Post)
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Homeless Man in Midtown (Post)
Maintenance Woes for Subway Elevators and Escalators (NYT)
Ridership on S.I. Railway Growing Faster Than Any Other NYC Line (AMNY)
DOT’s Josh Benson Answers Cyclists’ Questions, Part 3 (City Room)
Bike-to-Work Day Welcomed in Indianapolis (Indy Star via Bike Commute Tips)

Ben Fried

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

Today's Headlines

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